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褐色 (hè sè) — brown; brown color

Definition

noun
brownbrown color

Examples

  • 褐色。
    Zhè jiàn wài tào shì hè sè de.
    This coat is brown.
  • 褐色。
    Qiū tiān de shù yè biàn chéng le hè sè.
    The autumn leaves turned brown.
  • 褐色。
    Tā xǐ huan yòng hè sè de yán liào huà huà.
    He likes to paint with brown paint.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

褐hèbrown
色sècolor

褐 names brown and 色 names color, so together they mean brown color.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 爪爪zhuǎclaw; hand
  • 卩卩jiékneeling person

色 pairs 爪 (a hand) with 卩 (a kneeling person), showing a hand pressing down on the kneeling person.

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